About the hiring company This is an established international freight forwarder, providing a complete range of import, export and integrated logistics services across five continents worldwide. They are currently looking at recruiting an Accounting Officer for their Malaysian business operations based at their corporate business head office at Kelana Jaya in Petaling Jaya. Roles & Responsibilities This position will encompass both Accounts payable and receivable functions. As Accounting Officer, your overall objective will be to work with the finance team with primarily responsible being day to day execution and management of AP and AR portfolio in the department. The main responsibility will involve the following scope:
Manage AP and foreign currency payments.
Manage AR and credit control.
General Ledger and balance sheet reconciliation.
Liaising with operations and other departments to gather financial information and to enter these information into operational and finance system.
Assist with month end, quarterly end and year end audit requirements.
Prepare month end journal.
Prepare cash flow forecasts/analysis on daily/monthly basis.
Bank reconciliation, including multi-currency reconciliation.
Ensure company debtor accounts are paid as per trading terms.
Conduct credit checks on new customers.
Issue monthly statement.
Prepare reports on debtors ledger.
Requirements for the role Our client is specifically searching for female candidates who would want to pursue and develop for long term career growth in logistics industry.
Female in age group 25-30.
Possess minimum LCCI Diploma qualification in Accounting.
At least 2-3 years experience in handling accounting functions, ideally in similar industry.
Experience in reconciling general ledger accounts and foreign currency transactions would be an advantage.
Prior experience using CargoWise advantageous.
Intermediate Excel skills.
Highly professional work approach and ability to tight deadlines.
Must be proficient in written and oral English plus conversant in BM and advantageous if also Mandarin.
Remuneration is negotiable and will be based on the experience and capability of successful candidate.